Paul Pons, Nhà sản xuất Wrestling Sao

Paul Pons là Wrestling vô địch Hy Lạp-La Mã của Pháp trong những năm 1890. Ông đã giành một giải đấu ở Folies-Bergeres trước khi chiến thắng một giải đấu tại Nga trong 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons có mức vốn trên tai tiếng này bằng cách mở một phòng tập thể dục để đào tạo đô vật và những người đàn ông mạnh mẽ.

Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of his age. Paul Pons was born in 1864 making him 34 years old at the time of his victory. While he was not ancient by grappling standards, he was getting up there. Several of Pons’ biographers claimed Pons won other World Championships after 1898 but many of these claims are hard to prove.

Several European countries held wrestling tournaments throughout the year. When a wrestler won one of the tournaments, he often claimed to be the World Champion. Tuy nhiên, the recognized World Champion from 1901 để 1908 was George Hackenschmidt. Pons never defeated Hackenschmidt. Pons normally finished second or third in the tournaments “Thuê” entered.

Paul Pons was a giant of a man. He stood between 6’05” to 6’06” cao và cân nặng 260 pounds in his prime. Pons was most famous for proving the legitimacy of up-and-coming wrestling stars. When George Hackenschmidt beat Paul Pons, the wrestling community knew he was a serious contendor for the World Championship.

Paul Pons made stars in the ring but he also made stars in the gym. One of his pupils was Constant LeVaux, Constant the Butcher, who won the French wrestling championship many times. George Hackenschmidt considered Constant a tough challenger.

Trong 1915, Paul Pons died at 49 tuổi. What caused his death or if it was related to World World I, I have not been able to find. Không may, Pons is not well known outside of his native France today.

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